The dark Canada of endless pines, lakes and mountains, was gone, writes Damien Enright.

Liverpool 4 Everton 0: In football, history has a habit of repeating itself.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not a man to hold back his emotions on the touchline but he expects his players to keep their cool in his first Merseyside derby.

Brendan Rodgers insists he is more than happy to accept Liverpool being the favourites heading into the Merseyside derby.

Steven Gerrard’s forthcoming move to LA Galaxy means he will fail to join an illustrious band of professional footballers who have spent their entire senior careers at one club.

Tributes have been flying in for Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard after he announced the end of his association with hometown club Liverpool when the current season ends.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers faces a challenge none of his predecessors have had to even consider – replacing Steven Gerrard.

PREMIER LEAGUE:

Tomorrow’s meeting of Liverpool and Manchester City is probably the most eagerly anticipated Premier League game for neutrals this season, as England’s two highest-scoring teams meet in a game which will go a long way to deciding the outcome of the 2014 title race.

Everton 3 Arsenal 0

Alan Hansen suggested this week that tonight’s Merseyside derby at Anfield is the biggest in the league in almost 30 years.

Stevenage 0 Everton 4

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre expects the next step in the redevelopment of Anfield will be completed this summer.

Liverpool 0 Everton 0

BABY it’s cold outside.

Mayor Joe Anderson is confident the city council will not have to repay an £8.2m European grant in the wake of Liverpool’s decision to abandon plans for a new stadium.

Liverpool have moved a step closer to redeveloping Anfield after formally confirming their preference is to remain at their existing home and not build a new stadium in Stanley Park.

Everton manager David Moyes is making plans to get the Toffees back into Europe having dismissed speculation linking him with the vacant Tottenham job.

Liverpool’s managing director Ian Ayre has said that said the club is "fairly well down the line with a couple of major brands" regarding naming right for any proposed new stadium.

Liverpool have reported a loss of almost £50m for the last financial year as a result of failed new stadium costs and pay-offs to former manager Roy Hodgson and other staff.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insists last night’s poor 1-0 defeat to Fulham will have no bearing on Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard marked his 400th league appearance with a hat-trick to settle the 217th Merseyside derby at Anfield last night.

Liverpool 3 Everton 0

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes tonight’s Merseyside derby could be just what his side need to shake themselves from their current run.

There can be only one rational explanation for a Liverpool display of such unadulterated paucity, and it should be a grave cause for concern on the other side of Stanley Park.

Rafael Benitez has made it clear that he is open to job offers in the Premier League — including, in the longer term, from Chelsea.

Everton 1 Norwich 1

SUNDAY taught us that there are worse things in the world than not beating Norwich.

Andy Serkis "slipped" in and out of being a monkey in his real life while filming 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.

LIVERPOOL appear to be moving away from their preferred option of redeveloping Anfield because of the “barriers” they face in doing so.

Liverpool appear to be moving away from their preferred option of redeveloping Anfield because of the “barriers” they face in doing so.

LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish is confident new signing Charlie Adam can have the same impact at the club as he did at Blackpool.

Liverpool’s principal owner John Henry has admitted their preferred option of redeveloping Anfield may not be possible as there are “so many obstacles”.

Liverpool have generated some interest in selling naming rights for a proposed new stadium but a senior official insists a final decision on whether to move or redevelop Anfield has yet to be taken.

Liverpool’s managing director Ian Ayre is looking forward to more money being invested in players instead of paying off debt now that the club’s finances are on a more even keel.

LIVERPOOL’S principal owner John Henry has hinted Kenny Dalglish could be given the manager’s job on a permanent basis as a result of the impact he has had in just one month.

Liverpool’s principal owner John Henry has hinted Kenny Dalglish could be given the manager’s job on a permanent basis as a result of the impact he has had in just one month.

I ALWAYS look forward to the annual Everton expedition. Like a comfortable pair of battered old shoes, Goodison Park remains a Coronation Street-style people’s palace, compared to the modern glass and steel aesthetics of the Gunners’ iconic Canary Wharf-like atheneum.

Liverpool owner John W Henry has revealed manager Roy Hodgson was surprised to learn of Damien Comolli’s appointment as director of football strategy.

NEEDS must: I can’t avoid the subject of Liverpool that, in itself, probably encapsulates ‘Good Week’, ‘Bad Week’ and ‘Gripe of the Week’.

The announcement by Indian conglomerate Sahara Group that they were not following through their interest in Liverpool to the bidding stage is likely to have little impact as the process gathers pace this week.

The proposed takeover of Liverpool by a Chinese consortium would not involve direct ownership by the country’s government, although they may have a passive role in the organisation, it has been claimed.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is concentrating on football despite all the debate over who will be the club’s new owners and he is eagerly anticipating what he regards as his “mini home debut” tonight.